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1944, 14 October: Athens is liberated and the Greek government-in-exile returns, with George Papandreou as Premier. 1944, 18 October: Premier George Papandreou and his national unity government repatriate. 1944, 3 December: "Dekemvriana" (December events). 28 people are killed by British troops and policemen in Athens.
In the resulting "Caserta Agreement", signed on 26 September 1944, EDES, ELAS, and the Greek government-in-exile, agreed to place their forces under the command of British Lt. General Ronald Scobie, designated to represent the Allied High Command in Greece, for the purpose of driving the Axis out of Greece. ELAS and EDES also agreed to allow ...
14 April 1944 2 years, 359 days Independent: Chairman of the Bank of Greece, appointed by King George II. In exile to London and after in Cairo from 23 May 1941. Collaborationist governments during the occupation by Axis powers (1941–1944) Georgios Tsolakoglou Γεώργιος Τσολάκογλου (1886–1948) — 30 April 1941 2 December 1942
Modern Greece: A History since 1821 (2009) excerpt and text search; Miller, James E. The United States and the Making of Modern Greece: History and Power, 1950-1974 (2008) excerpt and text search; Pirounakis, N. G. The Greek Economy: Past, Present and Future (1997) Woodhouse, C. M. Modern Greece: A Short History (2000) excerpt and text search
In 1981, in a major turning point in modern Greek history, the centre-left government of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) allowed a number of DSE veterans who had taken refuge in communist countries to return to Greece and reestablish their former estates, which greatly helped to diminish the consequences of the Civil War in Greek ...
The National Council was an assembly elected by secret elections organised by the PEEA in late April 1944 in both the liberated parts of Greece and the still-occupied cities, mainly Athens. Between 1.5 and 1.8 million Greeks voted in these elections, which are notable for the fact that for the first time in Greece, women were allowed to vote .
In September 1944, a new collaborationist government was established at Vienna, formed by former collaborationist ministers. It was headed by Ektor Tsironikos. It ceased to exist after the withdrawal of German forces and the liberation of the country in October 1944. Tsolakoglou, Rallis and Logothetopoulos (in Germany, where he had escaped to ...
Unarmed EAM protesters lying dead or wounded on 3 December 1944 in front of the Greek Parliament, while others are running for their lives; moments after the first shootings that left at least 28 dead and signalled the beginning of the Dekemvriana events. According to the Caserta Agreement, all Greek forces were under the Allied command of Scobie.